• Member of national counsel team representing construction materials manufacturers in multi-jurisdictional product liability litigation

• Coordinating counsel for written discovery responses served by local counsel in jurisdictions across the country, ensuring consistent responses across all active and resolved cases - hundreds of active cases during peak
  • Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills deployed in actively managing and adequately supporting various local counsel with requisite client information in order to minimize repetitive interruptions to client

• Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital v. Sto Corp.: assisted in the defense of manufacturer during three-week South Carolina state court trial of commercial construction claims resulting in defense verdict

• Coordinating and supervising counsel for voluminous document identification, collection and review projects associated with preparing client discovery responses in high-stakes litigation in a variety of industries, including construction, financial, technology/computing and pharmaceutical

• Responsible for all phases of such projects, including:
  • on-site collection of documents and/or data from client premises
  • coordination of document/data collection by client personnel
  • identification of appropriate document/data sets for collection and review
  • selection of an appropriate electronic review platform, and coordination of data loads and database set-up prior to commencing review
  • preparation of appropriate and defensible document review protocols, and distillation of same into defensible, effective review guidelines
  • presentation of a clear, effective training program for document review teams populated by experienced licensed attorneys and paralegals
  • coordination with trial counsel and in-house client counsel throughout all phases of a document review project, ensuring adequate communication and work product consistent with expectations
  • supervision of document review teams, including resolution of questions and inconsistencies as they arise to deliver defensible, high quality work product
  • task and time management sufficient to meet or exceed extremely demanding deadlines often associated with high-stakes litigation
  • delivering extreme flexibility with regard to changing review parameters, and managing change across all functions
  • application of quality control processes to ensure consistent treatment across all reviewed documents, in projects often spanning millions of pages
  • coordination of final production sets in conjunction with appropriate technical personnel
  • actively controlling costs at every level, specifically including aggressive deployment of available technologies to drive efficiencies

• Significant experience as in-house counsel supporting mergers and acquisitions activities of the corporation, from acquisition of "Mom & Pop" enterprises to analysis of assets available for acquisition from another corporation

• Involved independent analysis of broad subject matter, including Federal regulations, laws of the applicable local jurisdiction, contracts, leases and other documents while balancing findings against pertinent business considerations

• Demonstrated aptitude for cutting through great volumes of information in order to render reliable advice in support of, and without losing sight of, the recommended business decision
   
• Navigation and negotiation of complex third-party agreement process on behalf of global pharmaceutical manufacturer, working alongside in-house counsel and independently with third-party contractors to deliver advantageous contracts within aggressive litigation deadlines

• Directly resulted in client acceptance and implementation of revised corporate protocol applicable in future litigation designed to eliminate costly prior practices

• Representation of potential purchaser of closely held company in the health care industry through all phases of acquisition from LOI through closing

• Preparation of corporate formation and operating agreements tailored to client needs for new business ventures, with particular focus upon adequate contemplation of exit strategies

• Successful negotiation and drafting of service contracts for locally-owned small businesses, including execution of favorable agreements with much larger and/or out-of-state businesses
   

Community Activities
Edenton Street United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC: member, Pathways Sunday School volunteer second grade shepherd.